CharlestonLast 25 Posts filed under Charlestonhttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/Charleston in the News - June 2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-june-2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-june-2020
Charleston&nbsp;Businesses Get a Double Whammy
Many of the downtown restaurants, retail shops and hotels that&nbsp;normally would have been serving a high volume of out-of-town visitors at this time of year but had to close partially or totally during the pandemic "stay-at-home" order were just re-opening and looking forward to making up for their losses. Unfortunately the&nbsp;rally&nbsp;in downtown Charleston...Alan DonaldMon, 01 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0400Charleston in the News - May 2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-may-2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-may-2020
COVID-19 Pandemic - Update &amp; Recovery Efforts
Although Governor McMaster further extended&nbsp;South Carolina's State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic into the middle of May, we are beginning to see the relaxing of some restrictions on access, activity and operations in new orders and in the lifting of previous orders aimed at reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus (click here&nbsp;to a...Alan DonaldFri, 01 May 2020 12:05:00 -0400Charleston in the News - April 2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-april-2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-april-2020We Are All in This Together!&nbsp;
There&nbsp;are many resources available to help us navigate through this very challenging and uncertain time brought upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some even provide us with opportunities to, in turn, support our local businesses and economy.&nbsp;Collectively, this&nbsp;will help us all&nbsp;come out better&nbsp;once we emerge from this. As part of our efforts to assist, we have&nbsp;ident...Alan DonaldWed, 01 Apr 2020 08:25:00 -0400Charleston in the News - March 2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-march-2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-march-2020
Conceptual study released on the&nbsp;proposed Lowcountry Lowline
There's news about the Lowcountry Lowline, a linear park system proposed for the defunct rail corridor that runs&nbsp;along&nbsp;the high-ground spine of the&nbsp;Charleston peninsula.&nbsp; This space was purchased by the City with negotiation assistance from the nonprofit Friends of the Lowcountry Lowline. There&rsquo;s a new &ldquo;conceptual study&rdquo; but furt...Alan DonaldSun, 01 Mar 2020 14:45:00 -0500Charleston in the News - February 2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-february-2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-february-2020
Local&nbsp;Band Wins Grammy for Best Regional Album in American Roots
Charleston&nbsp;band Ranky Tanky formed in 2016, released&nbsp;its first album&nbsp;in 2017, first performed on TV in March 2019 on the Today show and just won a Grammy&nbsp;under the category of Best Regional Roots Music Album for their album called "Good Time". This is the first Gullah album to receive a Grammy nomination and win. Ranky Tanky is...Alan DonaldSat, 01 Feb 2020 18:20:00 -0500Charleston in the News - January 2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-january-2020https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-january-2020Boone Hall Plantation Placed Under Conservation Easement&nbsp;
One of Charleston's beloved tourist attractions, Boone Hall Plantation, has recently been placed under a conservation easement. In 1955, Willie McRae's father purchased the plantation for his mother, which&nbsp;she&nbsp;opened to visitors soon after they moved there when Willie was one. A conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement that ...Alan DonaldWed, 01 Jan 2020 14:00:00 -0500Charleston in the News - December 2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-december-2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-december-2019
Academic Magnet Recognized as a Top STEM School&nbsp;
Academic Magnet High School is no stranger to receiving national awards for the amazing work&nbsp;their staff and students do. Recently, Newsweek recognized Academic Magnet as being one of the top 5,000 STEM high schools from around the country,&nbsp;ranking it at number 29 overall.
It is no surprise that Academic Magnet has being&nbsp;recognized with an aw...Alan DonaldMon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:00 -0500Charleston in the News - November 2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-november-2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-november-2019Charleston is the Number 1 Moving Destination According to Realtor.com&nbsp;
Realtor.com just completed an analysis of "Top Moving Destinations"&nbsp;and found that&nbsp;many people from the Charlotte, Atlanta, and New York areas are flocking to the Lowcountry. This analysis was based on which metro areas received the most out-of-state views from April through June 2019 on the Realtor.com website. The study ...Alan DonaldThu, 31 Oct 2019 09:25:00 -0400Charleston in the News - October 2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-october2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-october2019What&nbsp;"Bigbelly Bins"&nbsp;in Charleston Mean for the City!
Have you noticed the new trash cans downtown? Before Hurricane Dorian made its appearance in early September, the City placed 100 new solar-powered trash cans around downtown, and more&nbsp;will be placed in&nbsp;West Ashley and the East Side soon. These new "Bigbelly Bins" are projected to save the City $200,000 a year. There has already been a noti...Alan DonaldTue, 01 Oct 2019 14:25:00 -0400Top 10 Reasons Some People May Not Like Charleston, SC - Revisitedhttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/top-10-reasons-some-people-may-not-like-charleston-sc-revisitedhttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/top-10-reasons-some-people-may-not-like-charleston-sc-revisitedBack in 2009 I wrote&nbsp;a&nbsp;blog post on the top 10 reasons some people may not like Charleston, SC (read below) which got more than 17,000 views! Ten years later, it's time to update this list. What would I change now?&nbsp;
1. Charleston is now a larger "small" city (pop. est. 850,000) and it has become a little more diverse, although it is experiencing growing pains that are reflected in increased tr...Alan DonaldFri, 13 Sep 2019 15:01:00 -0400Charleston in the News - August 2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-august-2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-august-2019
Charleston County's&nbsp;Academic Magnet High School is No. 1 in National Ranking of Public High Schools
On April 30th, U.S. News&nbsp;&amp; World Report announced that the Academic Magnet High School (locally referred to as "The Magnet" or AMHS)&nbsp;led the rankings in a pool of about 17,000 public high schools in the nation.&nbsp; Academic Magnet is frequently ranked in the Top 100 of various websites and public...Alan DonaldFri, 02 Aug 2019 13:00:00 -0400Charleston in the News - July 2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-july-2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-july-2019
College of Charleston Gets a New Innovative Course of Study
While the College of Charleston teaches many&nbsp;disciplines,&nbsp;its main objective is to be innovative. Yet&nbsp;the most innovative career option is engineering&nbsp;and&nbsp;the college&nbsp;does not offer this program ... at least not until next year! To help meet&nbsp;the strong demand for&nbsp;engineers&nbsp;which has been outpacing supply in South Carolina and else...Alan DonaldMon, 01 Jul 2019 16:00:00 -0400Charleston in the News - June 2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-june-2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-june-2019
Reboot&nbsp;YOUR Commute to&nbsp;Reduce&nbsp;Traffic
Many local businesses -&nbsp;representing more than 39,000 total employees combined - are encouraging what they call "Reboot the Commute" in an effort to help mitigate area traffic affecting&nbsp;quality of life for many people daily.&nbsp;This business-led campaign spearheaded by&nbsp;the Charleston Regional Development Alliance (CRDA) is challenging employees to help lo...Alan DonaldSat, 01 Jun 2019 14:05:00 -0400Charleston in the News - May 2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-may-2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-may-2019
Bye, Bye Hominy Grill!&nbsp; So Sad to See You Go!
Hominy Grill was one of the first restaurants we&nbsp;"experienced" when we moved to Charleston nearly 15 years ago.&nbsp; Bet that's true&nbsp;for many newcomers.&nbsp; It was also one of our "go to" restaurants when we had visitors.&nbsp; Probably&nbsp;also true for many locals.&nbsp; So we are very sad to see it go.&nbsp; But we can certainly appreciate owner and James Beard Award-w...Alan DonaldFri, 03 May 2019 08:25:00 -0400Area Farmers Markets Are Back!https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/area-farmers-markets-are-backhttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/area-farmers-markets-are-back
Area farmers markets are&nbsp;getting back into full swing&nbsp;again!&nbsp; We are fortunate to have so many from which to choose!&nbsp; Here are some of&nbsp;our more popular&nbsp;seasonal and year-round farmers markets (with links) and their 2019 schedules:
Charleston Farmers Market&nbsp;Marion Square, 329 Meeting St.Saturdays,&nbsp;April 13 &ndash; November 30, 8am &ndash; 2pm
Folly Beach Farmers MarketFolly River Park, Center St., Monda...Alan DonaldWed, 03 Apr 2019 08:20:00 -0400Charleston in the News - March 2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-march-2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-march-2019Strong Growth Projected for Charleston in the 2019 Economic Forecast
Last month, the Charleston Metro Chamber presented the 2019 Economic Forecast at their 28th Annual Economic Outlook Conference.&nbsp; On the positive front, highlights included continued economic expansion,&nbsp;ongoing&nbsp;growth in jobs and a strong continued military presence.&nbsp; However, it also recognized the housing attainability crisi...Alan DonaldSun, 03 Mar 2019 08:00:00 -0500Charleston in the News - February 2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-february-2019https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-february-2019
Charleston's Regional Economy Ranked 16th Best in Nation
The Milken Institute, a think tank based in Santa Monica, California, has ranked the Charleston-North Charleston area economy 16th among&nbsp;the nation&rsquo;s 200 largest metro areas in 2018, up from 22nd in 2017, and considers our area to be&nbsp;less vulnerable to a potential national downturn.&nbsp; Leading factors cited include&nbsp;our diverse economic b...Alan DonaldSun, 03 Feb 2019 18:00:00 -0500Charleston in the News - October 2018https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-october-2018https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-october-2018
Charleston, SC typically receives national recognition&nbsp;for its historic charm and tourism appeal, but increasingly, attention is being given to its&nbsp;recent and anticipated growth (and how to help manage it) as exemplified by the following news items:
CHARLESTON RANKED 4TH BIGGEST "BOOMTOWN" AMONG TOP 100 U.S. METROSMagnify MoneyAugust 6, 2018
Magnify Money has ranked Charleston 4th - among t...Alan DonaldWed, 03 Oct 2018 13:00:00 -0400Charleston in the News - September 2018https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-september-2018https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-news-september-2018Here are some of the news items that appeared in different media about Charleston, SC:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS PRAISE COUNTY, REGION FOR EXAMPLE OF INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRYThe Summerville Journal SceneJenna-Ley HarrisonAugust 30, 2018
Foreign companies are flocking to South Carolina, specifically the Charleston Metro region&mdash;and Dorchester County is one place reaping the benefits. But the...Alan DonaldMon, 03 Sep 2018 13:59:00 -0400Charleston in The News: Population Increases by 28 People Per Day & Air Cargo Soarshttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-newshttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-in-the-newsCharleston SC In The News
How Fast is Charleston's population Growing?
The Charleston Regional Development Alliance updated their population growth analysis blog to include the latest Census Data.&nbsp;As of 2017, the Charleston SC Metro Area population is 775,831, growing at 3X the U.S. population average.&nbsp;
The official number of new people moving (net new arrivals) into the Charleston metro is:...Alan DonaldMon, 02 Jul 2018 11:30:00 -0400What's Happening in Charleston? Events and Activities for February, 2018.https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/what-s-happening-in-charleston-events-and-activities-for-february-2018https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/what-s-happening-in-charleston-events-and-activities-for-february-2018As the very cold and snowy month of January is put behind us, February is looking up with great activities! With the SE Wildlife Expo in town, continuing Oyster Roasts, and the start of the Charleston Wine+Food Festival, we are looking forward to a month full of fun events and better weather. Here is your February calendar of events...
1: Night at the Brewseum, Children&rsquo;s Museum of the Lowco...Alan DonaldTue, 30 Jan 2018 13:00:00 -0500Charleston SC, In The Newshttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-news-januaryhttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-news-januaryMUSC approves new 128-bed, $325 million hospital project to move forward
After 30 seconds of discussion during a Board of Trustees meeting Friday morning, the Medical University of South Carolina agreed to move forward with plans to build a new $325 million hospital somewhere in the tri-county area.
Hospital leaders have not been specific about where it might be built, but if approved, it w...Alan DonaldSat, 30 Dec 2017 12:45:00 -0500How to Recycle & Dispose of Old Electronic Equipment in Charlestonhttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/how-to-recycle-dispose-of-old-electronic-equipment-in-charlestonhttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/how-to-recycle-dispose-of-old-electronic-equipment-in-charlestonI read this on the newsletter "The Green Connection" produced by the City of Charleston&nbsp;Department of Planning, Preservation and Sustainability - and thought it would be interesting to share it.
&nbsp;Electronic Waste Disposal Options
Electronics in our landfills are not good for our&nbsp;
Why Recycle Electronics The Right Way
communities. Potentially hazardous materia...Alan DonaldFri, 10 Mar 2017 14:38:00 -0500Charleston Voted No. 1 Tourist City in the World! https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-voted-no-1-tourist-city-in-the-world.htmlhttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/charleston-voted-no-1-tourist-city-in-the-world.htmlThe Post &amp; Courier reported today that for the first time ever, readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine voted Charleston the No. 1 city&nbsp;on the planet in the tourism periodical&rsquo;s World&rsquo;s Best City ranking. It&rsquo;s also the first time a U.S. destination earned the honor. Here is the Post &amp; Courier article, written by Warren Wise:&nbsp;
"For the first time ever, readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine voted th...Alan DonaldWed, 06 Jul 2016 09:58:00 -040010 Fun Facts about Charleston!https://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/10-fun-facts-about-charleston.htmlhttps://www.buyhomesincharleston.com/blog/10-fun-facts-about-charleston.html
Did you know...
1. Charleston attracts 4.5 million+ visitors annually.
2. 5th&nbsp;in the nation for high&shy;-tech industry output-- Charleston&rsquo;s digital economy ranks alongside Austin, Raleigh, San Francisco and Silicon Valley!
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3. #2 fastest growing mid&shy;size metro for computer software engineers and #6 fastest growing software development region in U.S. &nbsp;Charleston&rsquo;s tech sector ...Alan DonaldWed, 27 Apr 2016 09:10:00 -0400